Shawnee Mission Northwest (Kan.) guard Keaton Wagler committed to Illinois on Wednesday. The Class of 2025 four-star prospect ...

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As part of the Heartland of America Tour, Union Pacific's historical 4014 steam locomotive was pulled backward Friday through Dexter from Poplar Bluff on its way to Piggott, Arkansas. The Big Boy is ...

CARBONDALE, Ill. -- The Southern Illinois University's Day of Giving is happening on September 18. This is one of the biggest fundraisers of the year for the university. The event allows people to ...

Illinois enacted a ban on semi-automatic firearms and magazines over certain capacities in January 2023. Lawsuits challenging ...

The Giant City State Park Visitors Center is hosting an “Explore the Southern Illinois Outdoors” event in October ...

(WSIL) -- Southern Illinois says goodbye to Edward “Ike” Eigenrauch. Eigenrauch is most well known as the founder of the Ike Family Dealerships. That includes Ike Honda and Volkswagen of Marion.

Drought monitor shows 45% of Illinois is being affected by at least a moderate drought and parts of southern Illinois are ...

Paxton DeLaurent threw four touchdown passes and Southeast Missouri State defeated Southern Illinois 38-21. DeLaurent completed 25 of 40 passes for 301 yards.

Two Heartland projects from southern Illinois have been awarded an “Energizing Rural Communities Prize” from the U.S.

After six suicide attempts, Southern Illinois native and former educator Jeffrey Morris has dedicated his life to teaching ...

MOUNT VERNON, Ill. — A man from southern Illinois has won $1 million from a scratch-off lottery ticket. The Illinois Lottery Instant Ticket, $10 Million, was purchased at Circle K gas station ...